POP-UP OPERA

Live opera, delivered

Have opera singers, will travel — our Mobile Opera Stage is on the move, bringing gorgeous, LIVE performances to an outdoor space near you!

ABOUT POP-UP OPERA

You provide the outdoor space, we provide top-flight artists, a sound system, our Mobile Opera Stage, engaging trivia and prizes for a one-of-a-kind opera experience. Each performance is customized to fit your outdoor space, vision, and budget.

Interested in hosting a Pop-Up Opera outside of your workplace, in your neighborhood cul-de-sac or other outdoor venue? Looking to give back by sponsoring a community outreach performance? Please review our Pop-Up Opera Booking & FAQs page and fill out our contact form.

2023/2024 Upcoming Events:

May 1: Maris Grove private event
May 4: Carl M. Freeman Foundation office building 3PM tickets are $20, more info HERE
May 18: Old Swedes Festival OperaDelaware will be popping up for a performance at 2 PM More info HERE
June 1: Loblolly Acres Register for FREE HERE
4-6 Live Music with Sean Reilly, circus acts, caricatures, petting zoo,
hayrides, vendors on the Patio 
6:15 “Our Story at Loblolly Acres” learn more about Loblolly on the Patio
6:15-6:45 OperaDelaware under the Pavilion 
7 Live Wood Carving Auction at the Sycamore Stage 
July 1 (raindate July 2): Dogfish Head Brewery in Milton “Crush your Expectations” with a special Pop-Up Opera performance paired with canned cocktails from Dogfish Head’s summer collection!

Pop-Up Opera at the Carl M. Freeman Foundation - tickets are just $20!

Selected past Pop-Up performances:

Sept 10 & 11: Brandywine Festival of the Arts (Brandywine Park, 1001 North Park Drive, Wilmington, DE 19802) More info
Sept 14: Private event GWCVB members-only mixer at the Delaware Museum of Nature and Science
Oct 7: Wilmington HOPE Commission’s Achievement Center (38 Vandever Avenue, Wilmington, DE 19802) Free & open to the public!
Oct 15: Private event Midtown Brandywine Block Party
Oct 19: Downtown Farmers' Market in Rodney Square; sneak preview of Così fan tutte
Nov 26: Jaycee’s Small Business Saturday parade
April 27: The Delaware Contemporary Art+ Nights, 6-8 PM More info
May 7: Point to Point at Winterthur More info
May 16: Cape Henlopen High School - private Pop-Up performance funded by the Laffey-McHugh Foundation
May 23: Townsend Elementary - private Pop-Up performance funded by the Laffey-McHugh Foundation
May 25: Mount Pleasant Elementary - private Pop-Up performance funded by the Laffey-McHugh Foundation
May 25: Springer Middle School - private Pop-Up performance funded by the Laffey-McHugh Foundation
May 26: John G. Leach School - private Pop-Up performance funded by the Laffey-McHugh Foundation
June 4: Pop-Up Opera and Wine Tasting with Swigg in Independence Mall, 2-5PM More info
June 13: Maple Dale Country Club - FREE performance with a cash bar, 6PM
June 16: Christ Church Cemetery in Dover, 6 PM FREE performance on the historic Christ Church Cemetery. This program was supported, in part, by a grant from the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts. More info
June 18 Auburn Valley State Park 5pm: FREE performance from the porch of the historic Auburn Heights mansion. This program is supported, in part, by a grant from the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts. More info   
June 22: private event Tennis Rocks More info
July 20: private event Brandywine Y Day Camp
July 26: The Grand Summer in the Parks at 6 PM with the First State Symphonic Orchestra
Aug 8: private event Cokesbury Village
Aug 8: private event Stonegates Retirement Community
Aug 19: Open Streets Wilmington 1-4PM on N. Walnut between 11th and 16th more info
Sept 9 & 10: Brandywine Festival of the Arts (Brandywine Park, 1001 North Park Drive, Wilmington, DE 19802)
Sept 17: Old New Castle - FREE performance. We are happy to return to Old New Castle for the fifth time since the Fall of 2020! Bring a lawn chair and come join us at Battery Park at 2 PM!
Sept 26: private event CSC Global Headquarters
Oct 7: private event Wilmington Montessori School
Oct 14: FREE Pop-Up in Milford - INDOORS at St. John the Apostle Church Hall, 1-3 PM (cash bar and raffle; proceeds benefit the Milford Santa House)
Dec 9: OperaDelaware Holiday Candlelight Performance 6-7 PM at Copeland Lecture Hall at Winterthur
Jan 28: INDOOR Pop-Up at the Havre de Grace Opera House (121 N Union Ave, Havre de Grace, Maryland) - complimentary wine tasting at 1:30; Pop-Up Opera performance at 2



POP-UP OPERA IN THE NEWS:

"We want to feature our artists in a way that people can really appreciate the grandeur of what they would do in an opera house, but they can appreciate it in the intimacy of this fun setting."

Click the button below to hear OperaDelaware’s Vice President of Engagement Kerriann Otaño on WDEL discussing the community benefits and impact of Pop-Up Opera.

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